Recitatif | Essays and Criticism
- Maggie as Metaphor
In the following essay, the author discusses the figure of Maggie, the mute kitchen woman, as the story’s most important metaphor.
- Race and Response:
Toni Morrison’s Recitatif
In the following essay, Goldstein-Shirley explores the ambiguity of the two protagonists’ races in ‘‘Recitatif,’’ saying it necessitates a closer and more careful reading of the story for the reader.
- Black Writing, White Reading:
Race and the Politics of Feminist Interpretation
In the following excerpt, Abel discusses how the question of race in ‘‘Recitatif’’ prompts readers to examine the story’s social clues more closely.
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